The Clayton View Mine is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.25833, -114.40833
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Clayton View Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clayton View Mine
Secondary: Levzinger Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fred Levzinger
Home Office: Clayton, Id.
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. APPLICATION SUBMITTED IN 1956 (D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4495).
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4495 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): LOCATED ACROSS THE SALMON R. FROM CLAYTON
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA
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